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International Travel Bans due to Covid 19(Sars-Cov-2)!

PaulSeptember 11, 2020

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It’s Globally

We’ve all been frantically checking to see when we’ll be able to travel to see our Fiances, boyfriend, Girlfriend, or that Significant other! It’s been a mad house for us all! I’ll say it is hasn’t been easy since most places went on lock down March or April this year (2020). Thanks to Covid-19 we’ve all had to be by ourselves and that isn’t normal or right.

Where to Go?

Are you asking this to find out if you can go see your other half or just so you know if they can come see you? Either way the point of this post to help you find out which sites might be able to help you find out that information. Each government has their own regulation and requirements or are just not allowing foreigners to come into the country. This is all due to the over whelming need to keep the virus from getting out of hand. There are several resources you can use to find out if you can travel in the first place. I like to at least try to help those who might want to know keep track of the current world wide situation and if you can travel to a particular country and back!

I’ll be frank this won’t be a very long post because I just want to make sure you know where you can go to find out if you can travel and what you might have to do. The rest is up to you on how you do it. I strongly recommend going to each governments websites and see what they are allowing to come into their country and what they require to be able to get into it. Some are requiring 14 days of quarantine and others are requiring PCR (Up the nose) and IGGM (Checking to see if you been in contact with anyone who has had covid19) blood test! Either way it will be uncomfortable for you!

Let’s Start!

We will now talk about where you could go to answer all your questions on this:

International Air Travel Association (IATA) — Has a great website to see which countries are allowing you to travel to and from. It however doesn’t exactly tell you what is required to get into that country!
CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) — Has a good Travel Notices for those who worry about getting the virus while travelling. You can weigh it down to how much you might be at risk when travelling.
The World Tourism Organization — Keeps up to date what they know. This is almost a blog type of publishing. They publish new stuff every few weeks or when a countries come out of or goes into lock down. It however has limited amount of information but still good to check!

These are about all I could find and as such should at least start your journey and keep you updated on when you might be able to fly. If you are looking to get tickets to fly, Why not save some money and follow my tips on getting the cheapest plane tickets!

Remember to share this post with others so they can find out more ways to keep up to date on travel bans and when you might be able to fly again. Remember we are all in this together!

#LoveisNot Tourism

Understanding Passion in the workplace and why it matters!

PaulJune 16, 2020

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Passion from someone else!

You’ve probably seen what passion or at least you understand the concept of two lovers who have a passion for each other but is that the only kind of passion? We can only grasp that type of passion for some. You can imagine two lovers entwined in each others arms and kissing. They’ll probably even smiling and being so happy. This is definitively one type of passion that we may have experienced in our lifetime. We may never really understand what it truly is until we have it or we have lost it. Although I rarely say this, you should never mix work with pleasure or even date someone from work. There are too many ways it could go badly but people who are lonely or single rarely listen to the adage:

“Don’t eat where you poop!”²

I could go on and tell you other adages but that one has always been one that I hear more than once when people find out about co-workers dating. Just don’t do it!

Should we have passion in the workplace?

This is a tough question to answer because there are so many ways people can think of when it comes to passion. Is it physical, mental and even psychological? What about metaphysical? Can you be passionate about your job? Is it even possible?

We can all imagine ourselves being passionate about something whether you are singing, dancing, writing, speaking, demonstrating or even talking customers about services you offer. Nothing is written in stone when it comes to being passionate but there are a few differences that we need to talk about and they can bring more understanding as to why being passionate about your job is a positive way to go!

It’s a Driving force!

Being passionate about your job can leave a lasting impression in your coworkers mind and maybe even make them work harder for the same purpose or for the same passion. You can imagine someone working hard to help another employee succeed because the feeling is so wonderful. It can make a bond with employees when they work together. Being passionate can bring a sense of self worth when you feel that passion from your coworkers because you want to aspire to be like them! Passion will always be something that drives the workforce. You will find that your employees will be happier and healthier and work even harder than you expected them to.

It’s a positively good feeling!

You may never have felt what it is like to be passionate about your job but when you find that one person who is, you’ll see just how the feelings of optimism and positive feelings will be overflowing. It is almost the part of the process where your are over flowing with joy at doing a job that is much fun and enjoyable that you are giving other people the glimpse into that good feelings and that can help bring people together to work together on projects!

Do you know anyone who is passionate about something? Why not tell them and be a part of the experience. You’ll find that you can bond over this and make even more memories that you might ever experience. Do you have story about this why not drop it in the comments and tell me your story!

Masks Everywhere : Is this a new Normal?

PaulMay 19, 2020

People are all about!

As states start to loosen their standards for people to go out and about. It has been a quite a different sight to see. We’ve seen critics speak out about herd immunity and how this will cause problems. There are many experts to novices that will talk about what herd immunity is but are they right? We can all have our own opinions about the subject but the truth of the matter is a simple one that we will never truly know how well it will work in the future.

Isolation

We’ve been in isolation for almost 2 months and I am sure everyone is just giddy to get out of the house and enjoy the outside with the sunshine. I know I am ready to enjoy the summer and get out of this self isolation. Has the self isolation stopped the virus? The answer is an emphatic no. It was never designed to stop it just slow the spread down. Just lately we’ve heard that China is starting to lock down cities again. Will that happen to the US or other countries? I’m hopefully that it will not slow or stop the economy again.

Inevitability

Is it inevitable? is useless to wait for it to become the new normal? We’ve been hearing that term for a few weeks. The new normal, is all around the media being talking about. Should we listen to them talking about it and accepting it. I don’t know about the rest of the population but I am not going to accept this new normal and I am ready for the old normal to come back. Will it? I don’t know but I am hopeful that the old normal. Are you planing to accept the new normal or do you want the old normal back? Leave a comment what you want to happen? I’d love to hear your opinions on this!

Why self isolation will change your life and your job!

PaulApril 14, 2020

Jobs are at a Stand still

If you haven’t been paying attention with the current state of the Corona Virus pandemic than you really should. Most Americans have been off their jobs and the unemployment is the highest it has been in centuries. I say that with great trepidation because my thoughts are on the economics of this this and when is it too much to force Americans to stay home? We can ask that question from the individual personal views but we should also ask that from the population? When do we consider the ramifications of the whole situation? Most Americans aren’t making that much money from work and surviving from paycheck to paycheck. This is the problem with the current situation when people can’t really afford to be off work for such a long time and not making the money they are used to be making from work. Unemployment probably isn’t paying anywhere the amount most people actually get from working.

Work from home is on the rise

Ever since the self isolation and keeping people home companies have instituted working from home. The goal of this was to keep people working and for the company to still make money. We have seen a lot of people working at home more and that is where it will probably change. The question that I am thinking is will the work? Will they keep this up when we get back to work? Will the companies allow people to work more from home? I can only suspect that companies will do this as a greater experiment and try to see what will work and what will not. We also have to consider just how well this will work and what will happen to our economy when all this is over with. Will we be bouncing back or will we have even more jobs open up due to the current pandemic?

Your job will change!

The truth of the matter is that most Americans will have a job change in the coming weeks to probably months. A lot of companies will want to change people titles or even shut down all the way. I’ve already started seeing companies such as Lone Star Restaurant declaring bankruptcy due to not being able to serve their customers. I’ve watched how companies have already started to implement this into their own situations and I am sure we will see even more companies shut down permanently and I am sure we will see an explosion people out of work. This is my real fear right now that the we are being forced to go into a recession due to this pandemic. I am sure it’s a really fear for most Americans and other nations also. We will all see this change coming in the coming months and maybe even next year. People’s lives will change in one way or another. Wee will not be back to the normalcy we are used to for quite some time.

Economics is strange!

With all that is going on we will see the economic atmosphere change in the many aspects from our personal lives to how we interact with other individual. We will see it change in how we will deal with our family members and our love lives. In every way we will see this pandemic change our lives and how we will end up in the new normal. We will see this for years to come and even then the new normal will be hard for most people. It will not be the same and we must accept that fact and move forward and try to make it the best we can.

Day 9 – Keeping sanity at home

PaulApril 1, 2020

Routines

I can say so much about the day to day routines that I go through to keep my sanity. You get up and check your email and then you start to figure out what you will be eating in the morning. Each day you are trying to find something to keep you busy while you wait the day out. Covid-19 seems to bring out the dread and fear. I still say you shouldn’t fear the pandemic but listen to what is recommended. Washing your hands and keeping away 6 feet seems to be the CDC recommendations for the time being, least we should also be socially distant. We are social animals and I know we have a really hard time doing that. I’ve read stories about that and know from first hand about people not listening and staying away 6 feet. It seems there is a debate on whether this is foolish pandemic or a much needed change!

News Media

The News media still seems to be foolishly trying to scare people and make their best known fear around the world. I still think that this pandemic will show us just how much the media controls the information and what we actually see or hear about this Covid-19. In the USA, Trump extends social distancing until April 30th , So we might just be in isolation for another month at least! The curve of this virus has not even peaked and we have yet to see a downward climb of the end. It could be weeks or months before we are back to our normal routines.

Peoples lives at risk!

With people not working, or trying to provide for there family, where is the end of this. There has to be some kind of give and take about people working and surviving this problematic issue. We all just can’t stay home and veg out. We are should always be willing to work and overcome this virus and show people just how much we value our work ethic. Are you worried about being evicted or how you feed yourselves and family in the coming weeks? Why not comment and tell me your thoughts and fears and lets start a conversation about this and others. We can be socially distance and still have a really good discussion about this and others topics!